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Jeremy Mikola
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Jeremy Mikola
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March 26, 2009
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Retirement, 401k Plans, Roth IRA and Roth 401k, Individual Retirement Account (IRA), Stocks
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2008, 2009, subprime, meltdown, recession

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Hank
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It is only a loss if you actually sell.

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JN replied 21 days ago

"It is only a loss if you actually sell."

Ditto. Value may be lost in the short term... But as I am not retired, to date, I have not lost any money in my retirement accounts... They are worth more some days than others (with dollar-cost-averaging this is GREAT)...

No sale, no loss.

Jeremy Plack
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lets be honest

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